Mulder Shipyard’s managing director Dick Mulder has laid the first foundations of a brand-new facility in the Netherlands, twenty minutes south of Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. The special ceremony marked the end of several years of planning on a multimillion-euro investment situated ten kilometres from the current Mulder facility.

Rendering of the new Mulder yard

This state-of-the-art yard will cover an area of 7000 square metres and be focused on the maintenance, refit and new build of yachts between 18 and 40 metres. Due to open in 2012, the first new yacht out of Mulder’s impressive order portfolio will be launched there in 2013. The existing facilities will also remain open and be dedicated to yachts under 18 metres.

Mr Dick Mulder of Mulder Shipyard at the site

The first hall of the new yard will be equipped with two dry docks of 55m x 13m, while the second will allow for four yachts up to 30 metres in length to be simultaneously constructed. There will also be a 100-tonne boat lift and a modern office building.

“Although this expansion involves a major investment, we are sure that it will eventually lead to major cost synergies,” says Dick Mulder. “As well as new builds and refits, our new yard will also provide services to the growing Mulder fleet. And our current location will then be able to fully focus on the construction of the Mulder Favorite and Bellagio semi-custom series, which are proving to be very popular among a section of our client base.”